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d drive dissappeared

Tishlette

Posted 21 December 2011 - 08:54 PM

Tishlette

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Hello. I am extremely confused. My D drive just dissappeared! Where did it go and how do I get it back? I can't play cd's let alone make them. Please elp me, I am not new to computers but I am ignorant to a great extent. I've nowhere to turn..please help. Thank you very much.

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rshaffer61

Posted 22 December 2011 - 07:09 AM

rshaffer61

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Broni's canned speech:

One of these may help:1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.or...2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060Restart computer.or...3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patchDouble click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.Accept registry merge.Restart computer.or...4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.You'll see two items:- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.5. Go to Microsoft's site http://support.micro..._drive_problems and follow the steps. 6. Try the guide at this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116